2009年6月29日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Explosion in northern Italy kills one: report (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 05:23 PM PDT

Reuters - At least one person was killed and 50 injured in northern Italy Tuesday when a train derailed near the town of Viareggio and gas tanks on two of the wagons exploded hitting surrounding buildings, state television said.

British hostages in Iraq died from gunshots: BBC (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 05:21 PM PDT

An image grab from a videotape broadcast in February 2008 by Al-Arabiya news network shows one of the British hostages that were held in Iraq, Peter Moore. Two of the guards protecting Moore, a computer consultant, died from gunshot wounds, according to a BBC report.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - Two British hostages who died after being held by kidnappers in Iraq had been shot, according to a BBC report.

Train derails, explodes in Italy (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 04:58 PM PDT

AP - A freight train has derailed just outside a station in an Italian town and two cars filled with gas have exploded, killing at least one person and injuring dozens.

At least 40 injured as gas rail tanks explode in Italy: report (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 04:57 PM PDT

Two gas-filled railway tank cars exploded in the northern Italian city of Viareggio on Tuesday, seriously injuring at least 40 people, firefighters said.(AFP/Illustration)AFP - Two gas-filled railway tank cars exploded in the northern Italian city of Viareggio on Tuesday, seriously injuring at least 40 people, firefighters said.

Jackson kids' godfather never saw him take drugs (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 04:07 PM PDT

Former child star Mark Lester, who is godfather to pop star Michael Jackson's three children, poses with a photo of the star, at his home in Cheltenham, England, on Monday June 29, 2009. Lester who knew the music great for 27-years before his death, shares the view of the singer's father, Joe Jackson, that Jackson's death was likely caused by foul play. Lester said he has a close relationship with Jackson's three children and has spoken to them since the loss of their father. (AP photo/Simon Dawson)AP - The godfather of Michael Jackson's three children says the circumstances surrounding the singer's death "don't add up" because he never saw him take drugs.

Albania rivals neck-to-neck in parliamentary vote (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 03:44 PM PDT

Reuters - Albania's ruling center-right coalition had just one more seat than the opposition Socialist coalition after more than half of the parliamentary election ballots were counted on Monday.

German Under 21's take Euro crown (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 03:30 PM PDT

Germany's Sandro Wagner celebrates after scoring during the UEFA Under 21 Championship Final against England at the Malmo New Stadium in Malmoe. A double by Wagner rounded off a stunning 4-0 success for Germany.(AFP/Olivier Morin)AFP - A double by Sandro Wagner rounded off a stunning 4-0 success for Germany over England in the European Under-21 championship final to give them their first success in the tournament.

Murray triumphs as Federer cruises through at Wimbledon (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 03:12 PM PDT

Britain's Andy Murray celebrates after beating Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3, on the seventh day of the 2009 Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Tennis Club, in London.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Andy Murray marked the first appearance for a competitive match of Wimbledon's 80-million-pound Centre Court roof by clinching a late-night five-set thriller on Monday.

Late show Murray wins Wimbledon marathon (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 02:49 PM PDT

Britain's Andy Murray celebrates after beating Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3, on the seventh day of the 2009 Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Tennis Club, in London.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Britain's Andy Murray reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Monday with a roller-coaster 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 win over Stanilas Wawrinka in the latest ever finish in tournament history.

Observers report some flaws in Albania vote (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 02:07 PM PDT

Ballots counted in Albania's capital Tirana, seen in the background, Monday, June 29, 2009, in Tirana, Albania. Albania held parliamentary elections that were free of incidents that could threaten the tiny country's bid to join the European Union, officials said Monday. There was no clear winner after Sunday's vote, which was seen as a crucial test of the Balkan country's democracy and readiness for EU membership. (AP Photo/Hektor Pustina)AP - Albania's governing party was in a close race with the Socialist opposition on Monday as the votes were slowly counted in the country's parliamentary election.

Kosovo enters Int'l Monetary Fund, World Bank (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 02:03 PM PDT

AP - Kosovo, a former province of Serbia, has become the 186th member of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

Refund details for Jackson concerts still sketchy (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 12:48 PM PDT

FILE - This March 13, 2009, file photo shows a receipt proving purchase of one of the first tickets for the July 8th Michael Jackson concert shown in front of the O2 Arena, the concert venue, in London. With Jackson's death, the mother of all comeback tours has turned into the mother of all headaches for the promoters of Jackson's doomed 50-night stint at London's 02 Arena .(AP Photo/Akira Suemori, FILE)AP - It's a tragic loss — and an accounting nightmare for the promoters of Michael Jackson's doomed 50-night "This is It" concert extravaganza in London.

Holocaust meeting wants better care of survivors (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 12:38 PM PDT

Main U.S. negotiator on the compensation of wartime slave and forced labor victims Stuart Eizenstat addresses media during a press conferene during the Holocaust Era Assets Conference in Prague, Czech Republic, Monday, June 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)AP - An international conference assessing efforts to return property and possessions stolen by the Nazis to their rightful owners or heirs said Monday that caring for Holocaust survivors is a matter of the "utmost urgency."

Queen Elizabeth II's costs rising (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 11:32 AM PDT

AP - Public funding for Queen Elizabeth II and the royal family cost British taxpayers the equivalent of 69 pence (US$1.14) each last year, according to accounts published Monday.

Berlusconi: G8 to discuss possible Iran sanctions (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 11:21 AM PDT

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi gestures during a news conference to announce that the upcoming July 8-10, G8 summit meeting will be held at L'Aquila, to draw attention to the city that was devastated by an earthquake in April. The G8 meeting is scheduled to discuss possible sanctions against Iran. The meeting was originally planned to be held on the Sardinian island of La Maddalena but is moved to L'Aquila. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - The Group of Eight leaders meeting next week in central Italy will discuss possible sanctions against Iran, Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Monday.

US, Russia hold talks before Obama visit (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 10:19 AM PDT

Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee congressman Howard L. Berman, left, shakes hands with Boris Gryzlov, speaker of Russian State Duma, lower parliament chamber, in Moscow, Monday, June 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)AP - U.S. lawmakers and their Russian counterparts have met to discuss arms control, North Korea and other international issues, setting the stage for President Barack Obama's visit to Moscow next week.

New NATO flotilla takes over anti-piracy patrols (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 10:00 AM PDT

This photo provided by the US Navy in 2008 shows Somali pirates on a skiff. Arab states of the Gulf and Red Sea said on Monday that they are planning a joint anti-piracy force, insisting defence of the crucial Red Sea waterway was the AP - NATO has replaced the flotilla conducting anti-piracy patrols off Somalia for the past three months with a new force that will continue the operation "indefinitely," a spokesman said Monday.

Russian casinos to close in Moscow, other cities (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 09:49 AM PDT

Gamblers sit at the roulette wheel at a casino in downtown Moscow, Monday, June 29, 2009. Russian gamblers are placing their final bets before casinos close down for good in Moscow and other big cities. A new law that comes into effect Wednesday says gambling must now be confined to four far-flung special zones. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)AP - Russian gamblers are placing their final bets before casinos close down for good in Moscow and other big cities.

British Royal Mint issues rare coins with no date (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 09:31 AM PDT

Undated handout photo issued Monday June 29, 2009 by public relations company Watershed of dateless twenty pence coins recently produced by Britain's Royal Mint in error. The Royal Mint admits it's made a rare error, producing coins without a date on them for the first time in centuries. The mint said Monday that at least 100,000 of the year-less 20-pence coins, normally worth 33 U.S. cents at face value, slipped into circulation at the end of last year..(AP Photo/ Watershed/PA)AP - Next time you're in Britain, check your change.

Obama marks Paris milestone: statue in wax museum (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 08:26 AM PDT

The hand of a make-up artist, right, is seen putting the final touch to a life-size wax model of U.S. President Barack Obama, during its presentation near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Monday, June 29, 2009. The model is to enter the Paris Grevin Wax Museum in Paris later Monday. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)AP - Complete with new gray hairs and two bodyguards, a wax version of President Barack Obama took a trip Monday to the Eiffel Tower.

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